Dir Traversal in Advantech WebAccess/SCADA Allows Arbitrary File Deletion
CVE-2025-14850 Published on December 18, 2025
Advantech WebAccess/SCADA Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
Advantech WebAccess/SCADA is vulnerable to directory traversal, which may allow an attacker to delete arbitrary files.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-14850 is exploitable with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality, a high impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Directory traversal Vulnerability?
The software uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the software does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
CVE-2025-14850 has been classified to as a Directory traversal vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-14850
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Affected Versions
Advantech WebAccess/SCADA Version 9.2.1 is affected by CVE-2025-14850Exploit Probability
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